Campers are being invited for an overnight stay at a Victorian church in an effort to save the historic building from closure.
St Donas church in Llanddona, Anglesey, is thought to be the first church in Wales that has opened its doors to the church camping experience.
Branded as “champing” for any interested tourists, the idea first came about when the building faced looming closure and parishioners desperately wanted to find other uses for the building, to keep it open.
The Reverend Canon Robert W Townsend said: "People absolutely love the idea, and have really taken it on board.
"The idea came about, about a year to 18 months ago. We couldn't justify having two churches running just for one congregation, we have St Dona's and St Iestyn which are close to each other."
"We had many discussions and the dreaded 'closure' word was mooted," the BBC reported.
The church sits in the perfect location for any wannabe holidaymaker as its less than one hundred metres to the beach, and about a mile from the main village of Llanddona, a popular holiday destination.
It would only cost visitors £50 a night to bed down and camp inside the church. The Right Reverend Mary Stallard, Assistant Bishop of Bangor was one of the first to “champ” at the church.
She wrote about her experience on the Diocese of Bangor page and said: "My experience of champing was much more relaxing than I expected.
"It's not the same as sleeping in your own bed at home, it is more like camping or staying in a caravan, but it feels different because it's such an unusual setting.
"There was something unique about the experience of sleeping in a church, I found an ambience of holy hospitality and I would encourage others who are interested to give it a try."
